Elihu

in the Hebrew Bible, a comforter of
Job, the biblical prototype of undeserved suffering. Because Elihu’s speech, which appears in the Book of
Job (chapters 32–37), differs in style from the rest of the work and because he is not mentioned elsewhere in it—as the other three comforters are—scholars consider his section to be a later interpolation, perhaps by a scribe who thought...

Eliphaz

in the Old Testament Book of
Job (chapters 4, 5, 15, 22), one of three friends who sought to console
Job, who is a biblical archetype of unmerited suffering. The word Temanite probably indicates that he was an Edomite, or member of a Palestinian people descended from Esau.

portrayal in biblical literature

...prose form. The book falls into five sections: a prologue (chapters 1 and 2); the dialogue between
Job and his friends (3–31); the speeches of Elihu (32–37); the speeches of Yahweh and
Job’s reply (38–42:6); and an epilogue (42:7–17).